Present were: Chairperson Councilor Gary Rosen

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri

Councilor Frederick C. Rushton @ 7:25 pm

Councilor Barbara G. Haller

Also: Director of EONS Dennis Hennessy

Director of Housing Scott Hayman

EONS Staffperson Anthony Miloski

EONS Steve Hill

Assistant City Clerk Lisa M. Thomas, clerk

Speakers:

Bill Donovan, Project Light

Ron Charette, South Worcester Neighborhood Center

Barbara White, Quinsigamond Village Community Center

Lee Bartlett, Quinsigamond Village Community Center

Toni Poti, YouthNet

Reverend Roosevelt Hughes, Worcester’s Black Clergymen Alliance

Pastor Wilder, Worcester’s Black Clergymen Alliance

Marge Purves, Pleasant St. Network Center

Wally Tilleman, Pleasant St. Network Center

Gordon Hargrove, Friendly House

Orlando Rodriguez, Centro Las Americas

Billy Ayala, Centro Las Americas

Kwasi Sarpma, African Community Development Corporation

Hawa Ba, African Community Development Corporation

David McMahon, Dismas House

Carla Szymanski, Rachael’s Table

Noemi Grajales, Aurora Project

Joan, client, Aurora Project

Dennis Leary, Mass Veterans Shelter

COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

1. Request that Four Million Seven Hundred Fifty Seven Thousand One Hundred Fifty Three Dollars ($4,757,153.00) be accepted from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Year XXXII Community Development Block Grant Program and appropriated, when received, to the accounts as enclosed, to provide financing for projects and programs as described.

#33C CM May 2, 2006

Recommend Hold

2. Request that One Million Eight Hundred Sixty Five Thousand Six Hundred Seventy Two Dollars ($1,865,672.00) and Thirty Thousand One Hundred Ninety Nine Dollars ($30,199.00) be accepted from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the FY07 HOME Program and American Dream Downpayment Initiative (ADDI) Program, respectively, and appropriated when received to Account #18S345, HOME Program.

#33D CM May 2, 2006

Recommend Hold

3. Request that Two Hundred Three Thousand Four Hundred Twenty One Dollars ($203,421.00) be accepted from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the FY’07 Emergency Shelter Grant Program and be appropriated, when received, to the following accounts in the amounts shown to provide financing for projects and programs as enclosed.

#33F CM May 2, 2006

Recommend Hold

4. Request that Three Hundred Fifty Four Thousand ($354,000.00) be accepted from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban development for the FY’07 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program and be appropriated when received to the accounts as enclosed, to provide financing for projects and programs.

#33E CM May 2, 2006

Recommend Hold

5. Request City Council’s consideration, deliberation and approval for program funding under the Year 32 (FY07) Community Development Block Grant, HOME, American Dream Downpayment Assistance, Emergency Shelter Grant, and Housing for People with AIDS Program.

#9B CM May 2, 2006

Recommend Hold

6. Relative to an update on the City’s Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA) program.

#9A CM May 2, 2006

Recommend Hold

7. Relative to a detailed overview of the City’s Community Development Block Grant Entitlement program funded annually through the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development

# 9A CM March 7, 2006

In City Council March 27, 2006 - Held

Recommend Hold

8. Recommend that Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) in unexpended Block Grant balances be transferred from account number 14S40226, WHIP and appropriated to account number 14S45026, Building Renovation to fund the rehabilitation of a portion of the Chestnut Street Congregational Church for use by the New England Dream Center.

#28G CM September 7, 2004

Recommend Hold